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incarceration

[in-kahr-suh-rey-shuhn] / ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imprisonment
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My subject area is U.S. history—the built environment, public memory, the American South, and more recently the history of mass incarceration.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The Foreign Office says it will keep working to get them safely back to the UK, calling their incarceration appalling and unjustified.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

They are patched through to them from payphones in Evin prison via the Foreign Office, which has described their incarceration as "appalling" and "unjustifiable".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Following Villegas’ arrest last week, Tolchin filed a habeas petition in federal court, challenging his incarceration and demanding his immediate release.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

This was my brilliant plan to survive incarceration.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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